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a hand in things to come
Giving strawberries their place in the sun
Strawberries grow rich and ripe in the sunshine, but they do
need special care. Berries that touch the earth can develop ground rot,
and the sun itself bakes moisture from the soil. Today, many farmers
solve these problems with something you can try in your own garden
black polyethylene film from Union Carbide. Easily rolled out in long
strips, this mulch protects the berries from ground rot, helps keep the
earth warm and moist, and smothers troublesome weeds in darkness.
Tomatoes, melons, peppers and many other fruit and vegetable plants
- s et in the ground through the film-grow with spectacular results
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yielding a richer and earlier harvest.
Acres of plastic film are being used on the farm in many
other ways. Sheets of vinyl, another Union Carbide plastic, serve as a
lining in ponds and irrigation ditches to prevent seepage. Silos of poly
ethylene film can be set up right in the field as a convenient way to
preserve animal feed. And, anyone can use transparent polyethylene,
stretched over a wood frame, to make a low-cost, do-it-yourself greenhouse.
These BAKELITE and VISQUEEN brand plastics, which are
helping to bring you a better supply of food, have sprung from a constant
search for new and unusual materials. Pioneers in plastics for 50 years,
the people of Union Carbide will continue to provide more and more
things to enrich our lives.
Learn about the exciting work going
on now in plastics, carbons, chem
icals, gases, metals, and nuclear
energy. Write for "Products and
Processes" Booklet M, Union Car
bide Corporation, 30 East 42nd
Street, New York 17, N. Y. In
Canada, Union Carbide Canada
Limited, Toronto.
The terms BAKEI.IT
and VISQUEEN
are registered trade marks of Union
Carbide Corporation.
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in things to come